Valery Ivanovich Shumakov (Russian: Валерий Иванович Шумаков; 9 November 1931 – 27 January 2008) was a Russian surgeon and transplantologist, famous for being the founding father of organ transplants in Russia and was a pioneer of artificial organ surgery.

Shumakov began his medical career by researching blood flow during congenital heart disorder operations.

He was the first doctor in Russia to successfully transplant a liver, a heart and a thyroid.

In 2002, Valery Shumakov received the Russian state's highest distinction, the Order of Saint Andrew.

Speaking in the ceremony, Vladimir Putin described Shumakov as "a surprising personality, a scientist whose name known to the world and an uncommonly talented surgeon."